Word: notes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Plainly, one foundation stone in this structure is the International Court of Justice. It is heartening to note that a strong movement is afoot in many parts of the world to increase acceptance of the obligatory jurisdiction of that court. I congratulate India on the leadership and vision she has shown in her new declaration [Sept. 14] accepting its jurisdiction...
...politicians of Venezuela took to TV last week and made note of a heartening accomplishment: in the year since President Rómulo Betancourt, 51, was elected, the country has for the first time in history had a functioning constitutional democracy under popularly chosen leaders and with full freedoms...
Thus, the leaders of the most powerful delegations are likely to be receptive to the bargains of other candidates. Kennedy can promise no more than a chance to make a nominating speech, or a thank-you note...
Service Separation. In St. Louis, the city zoo received two Barbary apes from Gibraltar with a note from the U.S. naval liaison officer: "Notify me of their safe arrival at the zoo, so they may be officially discharged from the Royal Army...
Vote of Confidence. Just three weeks ago, Prime Minister Nehru stunningly and surprisingly emerged from the cocoon of indecision. With brusque firmness, he sent a note to Peking rejecting Premier Chou En-lai's proposal that both the Indian and Chinese border forces withdraw 12½ miles from their present positions. Nehru's counterproposals were for a "no man's land" in the disputed areas, which would result in getting almost all Chinese troops out of Indian territory. Nehru added sharply that "the cause of the recent troubles is action taken from your side of the border...